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they didn't used to. >> right. >> they didn't used to even go to school. now we are including in test scores around the world and academic performance scores around the world the expansion teams, the chinese public school system that didn't used to exist and doing well. think about harvard college. okay? still worldwide the most desired place for students to go. >> no doubt. >> if you are the best math students in india and china, where do you want to go to college? mit, harvard. if you go to harvard, guess what you find. a population that is two thirds delivered to it from american public schools. american public schools still deliver at the top end the best students in the world. >> very good. lawrence, as we close this segment out -- >> he's going to stay with us. >> i know. i want to put a neat little period on this. hold on. hold on one second. >> the hair. >> if i compliment your hair -- >> yes. >> -- will you apologize for misstating my position on unions. >> let me hear the compliment. >> striking. it reminds me of a line from "thunder road" -- >>
they didn't used to. >> right. >> they didn't used to even go to school. now we are including in test scores around the world and academic performance scores around the world the expansion teams, the chinese public school system that didn't used to exist and doing well. think about harvard college. okay? still worldwide the most desired place for students to go. >> no doubt. >> if you are the best math students in india and china, where do you want to go to college? mit,...
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one was tell us about your faith. the other was will you eat one of my husband's red hot chilli peppers. >> i think he's been trying to do what we've been talking about which is connect and on different levels where there are questions, he's going there. that connection with the woman on the economy the other day, still sort of reverberates today because it was a seminal moment for this president and this country in terms of how people feel. he's putting himself out there. i commend him for it. i think it's hard for him. >> i think it's very hard for him. you can tell with him answering that question. >> i read the "times" story. as a guy who grew up in a southern baptist church. my parents took me there in the morning. they made me go to training union at night even when the super bowl was on. we were there wednesday night. we were there friday night. i grew up in an evangelical culture. i see you smirking wondering what happened to me. so i look through that statement, and when he says things like, jesus died for my
one was tell us about your faith. the other was will you eat one of my husband's red hot chilli peppers. >> i think he's been trying to do what we've been talking about which is connect and on different levels where there are questions, he's going there. that connection with the woman on the economy the other day, still sort of reverberates today because it was a seminal moment for this president and this country in terms of how people feel. he's putting himself out there. i commend him...
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colin powell will be with us, and alma powell will be with us at the 8:00 hour. >> general powell and his wife, alma. >> part of education nation. they will talk about something specifically near and dear to their hearts an organization they have been working on for years and a goal in life to make a difference. what's so funny? >> it's been a great week. i'm happy. glad to see you happy. willie. >> no, it hasn't, actually. broadcasting has been great. >> i'm playing this game under protest until i get a new chair. >> also, we have dockmentarian and baseball historian, ken burns on the show tonight. >> did you see that? it's fabulous. >> i will do the news and pretend you all aren't here. >> let's go to the news. >> why would you say that? >> that's awful. >> what have we done? >> you want me to tell everyone what you said before the show started? >> please. >> i don't think you do. i think you just need to be quiet. >> you're making the little one nervous. >> for the first time since the publication of bob woodward's new book, "obama wars," biden speaking out about his clashes on afg
colin powell will be with us, and alma powell will be with us at the 8:00 hour. >> general powell and his wife, alma. >> part of education nation. they will talk about something specifically near and dear to their hearts an organization they have been working on for years and a goal in life to make a difference. what's so funny? >> it's been a great week. i'm happy. glad to see you happy. willie. >> no, it hasn't, actually. broadcasting has been great. >> i'm...
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mike barnicle still with us. steven rattner still with us. joins us from the white house, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> the more things change, the more they stay the same. another administration, another war, another woodward book and tales of infighting all over the place. >> i don't know what you're talking about. think obey want can't nobody by, the response from the white house, there's nothing to see here. these aren't the disagreements you're looking for. the senior administration officials put out very lengthy response to the woodward book this morning. and their buckback on this is this, hey, there's been policy disagreements. everybody knew that at the time there was a disagreement, particularly between biden and gates, for instance, between the military side essentially and the diplomatic side. and it's also not news that ambassador holbrook e is someboy that rubbed people the wrong way. they look at it as the president is somebody who wants people around the table with different ops
mike barnicle still with us. steven rattner still with us. joins us from the white house, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> the more things change, the more they stay the same. another administration, another war, another woodward book and tales of infighting all over the place. >> i don't know what you're talking about. think obey want can't nobody by, the response from the white house, there's nothing to see here. these aren't the...
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they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> yes, please tell me it's time. >> it's time. oprah, she's back, one more season, 25th and final season for oprah. she opened it up yesterday in grand style. you've seen her give away cars. a big deal. >> i loved the cars. >> i knew when she did this is, how do you top that? you can't do it. you've blown it, oprah. >> you can see by the reaction in this video, here, she gave away something big. >> what? >> a trip halfway around the world. >> you're going to australia! we're going to australia! yes, yes, you are going to australia! >> as you may have gathered there, they're going to australia. >> holy cow. >> but that's not all. >> did you see that plane? >> you can't top that. >> you saw the quantus plane come into the studio. >> yeah. >> i'm sure there's just
they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> yes, please tell me it's time. >> it's time. oprah, she's back, one more season, 25th and final season for oprah. she opened it up yesterday in grand style. you've seen her give away cars. a big deal. >> i loved the cars....
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>> as you get to know us. at first you would be like, oh, no, the terrible birth parents from the wrong side of the track want the kid back. no. for any adoptive parents, it would be unthinkable that someone could all of a sudden revoke the decision of the child that is your child after six years of raising him as your own. but you see us striving mightily to become better people and to rise above our ined a cauadequi we all love the child and you see the child would fill in us this chance to have a new life, like a dreamed of family that we don't have. so, you know, but of course, the other family is the one that everyone will initially completely sympathize with because as a parent that's immediately what you would think, how could someone take away your child. >> it does. it opens up the debate of what's your definition of a family. it sounds like it's a great, great movie. i can't wait to see it. and, willie, so, let me just tell you a little bit. >> i loalready know this. it's depressing. >> she graduated
>> as you get to know us. at first you would be like, oh, no, the terrible birth parents from the wrong side of the track want the kid back. no. for any adoptive parents, it would be unthinkable that someone could all of a sudden revoke the decision of the child that is your child after six years of raising him as your own. but you see us striving mightily to become better people and to rise above our ined a cauadequi we all love the child and you see the child would fill in us this...
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joining us now. >> misplaced confidence. >>> blair taylor is with us. one of the things that urban league is involved with and something we haven't talked about as much during this conversation is parental involvement. >> right. >> and how important that is and howdy that can be in certain areas, especially urban areas. >> very much of a challenge, but critical. we have to start looking at education solutions from the bottom up versus the top down which means involving the community, involving parents, making sure teachers and students are involved in the solutions that we design. so traditionally what we've had is top-down management from a school district that would either at a local level, local school district or citywide school district that would be naming the mandates, outlining what curriculum is, planning for budget. what we're seeing now that is most effective is when you turn some of that back over to the school and let them make local decisions on curriculum or budget expenditures involving the students and teachers, you get a much better de
joining us now. >> misplaced confidence. >>> blair taylor is with us. one of the things that urban league is involved with and something we haven't talked about as much during this conversation is parental involvement. >> right. >> and how important that is and howdy that can be in certain areas, especially urban areas. >> very much of a challenge, but critical. we have to start looking at education solutions from the bottom up versus the top down which means...
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he's a guy that will be with us. he loves his family and he's with us. and we thank you for being with us, george. what's going on out there? we've had eight republican party nominees who were sort of sanctioned by the national republican party get whipped. what's going on? >> well, i think what's happening, joe, is that people are mad at washington. and they're not going to vote for people who have been in washington for a long time, whether they're republicans or democrats, because they're frustrated about the direction of this country. and that's what you're seeing, that's what happened yesterday. i think you're going to see more of that come november. >> now, what's happening with your friend and former boss, charlie crist? he was ahead, but recent polls show he's now trailing marco rubio by double digits. >> well, marco rubio is going to win that race. republicans in florida are going to come out in droves, as are independents. if you look back at the primary election, we had almost 50% more turnout on the republican side than the democrat. that's a
he's a guy that will be with us. he loves his family and he's with us. and we thank you for being with us, george. what's going on out there? we've had eight republican party nominees who were sort of sanctioned by the national republican party get whipped. what's going on? >> well, i think what's happening, joe, is that people are mad at washington. and they're not going to vote for people who have been in washington for a long time, whether they're republicans or democrats, because...